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Where is 'Big Noon Kickoff' this week? Location, schedule, time, guest celebrities for Week 2 on FOX

Perhaps the biggest game of the 2024 college football season so far is rightfully drawing all of the media attention this week.

Joining ESPN's "College GameDay," FOX's "Big Noon Kickoff" will also be in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this week for the matchup between No. 9 Michigan and No. 3 Texas on Saturday at Michigan Stadium. Legendary Olympic medalist Michael Phelps is the guest picker for ESPN, but the star power is also not lacking on Fox's side for its marquee kickoff show.

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A top-ten matchup this early in the season between a loaded Big Ten conference and SEC could have significant ramifications later in the first year of the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff. It'll be the program's first face-off since the 2005 Rose Bowl Game. Texas emerged victorious that season on a walk-off kick from Dusty Mangum in a 38-37 Longhorn win. That is the only time the two teams have ever faced off.

Michigan ― the defending national champions ― is coming off a 30-10 victory over Fresno State in Week 1. The Longhorns are coming off a 52-0 win over Colorado State. This is the first season for Texas in the SEC.

Here's what you need to know about "Big Noon Kickoff" in Week 2, including time, date, location, celebrity guests and more:

Where is 'Big Noon Kickoff' in Week 2?

  • Location: Michigan (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

  • Time: 9 a.m. ET

Michigan-Texas is one of two top-25 matchups during Week 2 of the college football season. The other is No. 12 Tennessee and No. 23 NC State in the Duke's Mayo Classic, but Michigan-Texas still has top billing.

How to watch 'Big Noon Kickoff' in Week 2? TV channel, streaming options

Rob Stone will host the "Big Noon Kickoff" show on FOX, along with 2009 Heisman Trophy-winning running back Mark Ingram, 2004 Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Matt Leinart, 2006 Maxwell Award winner Brady Quinn, and three-time national champion coach Urban Meyer. The show can also be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial to select users.

What time is 'Big Noon Kickoff' today?

  • Date: Saturday, Sept. 7

  • Time: 9 a.m. ET

"Big Noon Kickoff" will start at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, from Michigan.

Who are the celebrity guests on 'Big Noon Kickoff?'

Former New York Yankee and Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Derek Jeter is among the guests announced to join the crew for "Big Noon Kickoff." Former Michigan and NFL star defensive back Charles Woodson, former Michigan basketball star Chris Webber, Texas alum actor Matthew McConaughey and Cooper Manning ― the father of Texas backup QB Arch Manning ― will join Jeter.

Rapper Moneybagg Yo will perform during the three-hour special show.

'Big Noon Kickoff' schedule on FOX

Saturday's "Big Noon Kickoff" precedes the Michigan-Texas top-10 matchup, which will be broadcast on FOX. Gus Johnson will be on play-by-play duties, with Joel Klatt as the analyst and sideline reporter Jenny Taft rounding out the broadcasting crew.

The following week, "Big Noon Kickoff" is scheduled to visit Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wisconsin, for another SEC-Big Ten matchup, with Wisconsin hosting No. 4 Alabama.

Here's a look at where "Big Noon Kickoff" has traveled so far during the 2024 college football season:

Week

Game

1

No. 8 Penn State at West Virginia

2

No. 3 Texas at No. 10 Michigan

3

No. 4 Alabama at Wisconsin

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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Where is 'Big Noon Kickoff' this week? What to know for Week 2